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  City of Austin - City of Austin Music
Music is a driver of the "creative economy" that translates into millions of dollars annually for Austin.
While Austin's music heritage traces back to frontier days, it was not until 1991 that blues musician Lillian Standfield, returning from a gig in Houston, saw a city limits sign and thought the City needed a slogan to promote music.
A Council Member's suggestion that Austin should be the "Live Music Capital of the Universe" resulted in a classic political compromise and the "Live Music Capital of the World" became the City's official slogan by Council Resolution (JPG format) or Council Resolution (HTML format) on Aug. 29, 1991.
www.ci.austin.tx.us /music   (672 words)

  
  Indie (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach.
Secondly, however pervasive any style of music (even one as broadly defined as "guitar pop" or "post-punk rock") may become at a particular time, it by definition cannot embody all of indie music, as, by indie's nature, there will be indie artists, labels and entire local scenes operating outside of this style and its definitions.
Music ranging from alternative rock to punk rock to experimental music has long existed in indie scenes, often independent from one another.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indie_(music)   (3433 words)

  
 Music of Austin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Austin's modern musical heritage began in the late-1960s and 1970s where the country music made popular by Willie Nelson and others was joined by a host of other music brought by the more liberal inhabitants, who migrated to Austin during these two decades.
The artwork from this establishment was a part of the Austin scene and the Armadillo became the Austin city animal.
The live music television show Austin City Limits on PBS began in 1975 and has featured, as of 2005, over 500 artists of all genres, spanning rock, folk, country, bluegrass and zydeco.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austin_music_scene   (562 words)

  
 Mima'amakim Music Scene
One final thought: music is only defined by the memory we have of the previous instant coupled with the momentary anticipation for the next note, and we extrapolate that into a musical theme.
Country music is known for being slow-paced and methodical, with a heavy emphasis on the guitar and synthesis, and Mizrahi music generally has a fast-paced beat, making use of instruments such as the bozouki and darbouka.
RSDO acknowledges the influence on their music, which is most often referred to as "esoteric space klezmer." More evidence of the connection is found on "Jebusite Hypothesis," on which the bassoon line haltingly meanders through a musical dessert like the Children of Israel before descending into a promised land of minor bop.
www.mimaamakim.org /musicscene.html   (12704 words)

  
 Denver-Music-Scene.com
Whether you're looking for information on the band you saw last weekend or you want to know which bands are coming to town, DMS.com is the place for you.
Music Maker or Music Fan - Denver-Music-Scene.com is the place to be.
Everything is driven by a love of music, not the desire to seek a profit.
www.denver-music-scene.com   (146 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Burma's growing music scene
While watching films is the main activity, listening to music and attending concerts is a growing pastime.
And despite the country's international isolation and economic crisis, there is a thriving popular music scene.
For the time being at least, Burma's pop scene seems likely to remain one in which the music and songs are borrowed from abroad and rendered into Burmese.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2255888.stm   (703 words)

  
 KUT: Listener Supported Public Radio from UT Austin: Austin Music Scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It is at attempt to accumulate a catalog, an encyclopedia, if you will, of the Austin music scene.
Music Office "Austin, known as the Live Music Capital of the World, stands ready to entertain.
With some 120 live music venues and nearly 1,200 musicians in residence, great live music can be heard 365 days a year.
www.kut.org /site/PageServer?pagename=mus_musicscene   (335 words)

  
 The Lowlife Guide to St. Louis: St. Louis Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
His ragtime tunes were the Rock'n'Roll of the era - the music of the counter culture.
Today bands carry on the tradition of live St. Louis music in clubs throughout the region, and St. Louis still remains one of the predominant stops along the Chitlin Circuit.
Original music was everywhere and the streets were lined with packed clubs and restaurants.
www.garagepunk.com /lowlifeguide/music.html   (573 words)

  
 Seattle-Music-Scene.com
Whether you're looking for information on the band you saw last weekend or you want to know which bands are coming to town, SMS.com is the place for you.
Music Maker or Music Fan - Seattle-Music-Scene.com is the place to be.
Helping to support local music is the one and only goal of SMS.com.
www.seattle-music-scene.com   (146 words)

  
 PBS | The Fillmore: Music Scene
The club that came to be known as Bop City was at the center of the Fillmore music scene after World War II.
While there was a wide variety of clubs that lined the Fillmore, in every interview we conducted for the program, the musicians and former Fillmore residents cite Bop City as the club to see and be seen at, for both players and patrons alike.
He told me the club was a place where young aspiring musicians could sit mesmerized for hours, watching their heroes play on stage, and maybe even be given a chance to join them on stage.
www.pbs.org /kqed/fillmore/learning/music/scene.html   (757 words)

  
 Los Angeles-Music-Scene.com
Whether you're looking for information on the band you saw last weekend or you want to know which bands are coming to town, LAMS.com is the place for you.
Music Maker or Music Fan - Los Angeles-Music-Scene.com is the place to be.
Helping to support local music is the one and only goal of LAMS.com.
www.losangeles-music-scene.com   (173 words)

  
 No Error
Bluebridge Quartet was formed 2004 in Jönköping, Sweden, with the intention to create music for those who had grown tired of the citys current music scene.
Secluded from the musical trends the members worked for over two years to find the essence of the instrumental music they create today.
Eight artists coming from the international underground scene, whose sound is reflecting the vision of Silenzio and the future of minimal techno and house music.
noerror.scene.org   (581 words)

  
 Music Scene
Although he died in 1981, this legendary Jamaican still lives on as one of the greatest musical philosophers of all times, evidenced by the fact that his name was recently enshrined in the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Jamaica's folk music is saod to have its origin in West Africa.
The early music of the 1950s and 1960s has evolved to what is now our modern day reggae.
www.jamaicaway.com /music.html   (333 words)

  
 New York City Area Bluegrass Music Scene
While the liner notes don’t give much background on Green’s musical or recorded history, it’s clear from the evidence contained on the CD that this is a musician who taps a wide variety of inspirations and who is equally comfortable navigating them all.
I also have a BA in Music and studied with folk legend Hedy West in college who taught me a lot of her banjo style which is rather unusual.
Akira's eclectic musical background and taste is evident in "Cooler Heads Prevail." His banjo takes you on a journey through an exuberant sonic landscape as it blends with and weaves through myriad world rhythms and instruments played by leading international artists including Johnny Cunningham, Glen Velez, Steve Gorn,and Jerry O'Sullivan.
www.banjoben.com /directory.htm   (5305 words)

  
 www.kansascity.com | Music
Talking as much as he sings during songs, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn is like the neighborhood storyteller who draws a crowd as soon as the bartender draws him a pint.
It's catchy music, but it won't be loved
MUSIC REVIEWS: Dolores O'Riordan, Paris Bennett, The Cripple Lilies
www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/entertainment/music   (387 words)

  
 CFM Music Scene
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
That’s an apt metaphor for the Vancouver based singer-songwriter’s burgeoning musical career, which like all of his extreme sports endeavors—motorcycle drag racing, kickboxing, stunt training and his latest passion, skydiving--reflects an intense gusto for life and a yearning to live on or over the edge.
Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality.
www.cfmmusicscene.com   (4138 words)

  
 MetroMusicScene.com
MUSIC NEWS FOR THE WASHINGTON D.C. Thursday, May 31, 2007
Last Friday night was a musical endurance marathon, featuring an early Damien Rice show at DAR Constitution Hall followed by a late night Jeter gig at Bistro Europa.
Butler worked his 12-string like a champ, picking up a storm at times, and electrifying the sound of his acoustic when it was time to play leads or fills with his slide.
www.metromusicscene.blogspot.com   (1123 words)

  
 Thailand - The Music Scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The sort of up tempo music you can hear all the time on the Thai Night Club Scene.
The Thai music scene is growing in popularity around the world.
Here is a Thai music archive and a super archive with hundreds of hours of Thai radio and music selections, built up over several months of recording.
www.escati.com /thai_music.htm   (401 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music Scene - The Best of 1969-70: DVD: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
All in all, this may be one of the best DVDs to showcase nostalgic TV in a meaningful and entertaining way, by rescuing a short-lived series from oblivion to remind us of the very best (and not-so-best) that American pop culture had to offer during the height of the Vietnam War.
Music Scene was a show that only lasted about four months, and from this disc it's easy to see why it failed.
The music here is mostly disposable (as are all the comedy routines) but its pretty interesting to see how television shows were put together and how we struggled with Vietnam as a backdrop.
www.amazon.com /Music-Scene-1969-70-Various-Artists/dp/0788602136   (1910 words)

  
 The Digital Music Weblog
The figures were released by the industry trade body in its 2007 Digital Music Report, which presents a rosy outlook for digital sales in the coming three years, such that digital music sales will reach a quarter of total earnings by 2010.
Given that the music industry has been suffering from declining CD sales for most of this decade and the industry has been ruthlessly cutting costs as a result so to me Kennedy's statements sound a bit cynical.
According to the IFPI's "Digital Music Report 2007", your residential ISP is the their next front in the war on piracy.
digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com   (3072 words)

  
 Welcome to the American Music Scene
You are about to encounter the most thorough, up to date music charts and information on the Internet.
On a weekly basis, you will be able to witness the USA trends of the Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Adult Alternative, and Country music with the most popular charts; up and coming under the charts, and new music for each format.
The USA Music Scene is ready to launch into the music industry as the MUST READ musical publication for everyone in our great country.
www.usamusicscene.com   (221 words)

  
 Navigate the Digital Music Scene (washingtonpost.com)
There are already multiple choices, all with their own advantages and disadvantages, and companies eager for a slice of the lucrative digital music pie are scrambling to introduce even more.
The number of digital music players available dwarfs the number of formats and retailers combined.
For example, Dell's Axim X50v PDA ($499, www.dell.com) is a personal digital assistant as well as a digital music player, so you can listen to MP3 and WMA files while creating documents and surfing the Internet.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A35583-2004Dec29.html?nav=rss_technology   (662 words)

  
 South Carolina Music Scene
He is a lunatic but get him behind his music and you will fall in love.
When he puts his mind to his music it is amazing.
I know we have a website titled SC Music Scene but I wanted to make sure that all of you out there understood that although we do enjoy music and shows, that does’nt make us scenesters.
scmusicscene.com   (946 words)

  
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Music
Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and Smorgasbord ends its 12th season with a departure from the usual.
"Lamentations," set to music by Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera, is one of two major works on the final program of the season for Northwest Chamber Chorus.
Music Festival doesn't want you to smoke -- and it's trying to be carbon neutral, too.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /pop   (1048 words)

  
 Chicago-Music-Scene.com - Home
Whether you're looking for information on the band you saw last weekend or you want to know which bands are coming to town, CMS.com is the place for you.
Music Maker or Music Fan - Chicago-Music-Scene.com is the place to be.
Helping to support local music is the one and only goal of CMS.com.
www.chicago-music-scene.com /home.html   (212 words)

  
 Austin Music Guide -- Resources for musicians and fans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
There are fewer venues presenting original live music today than there were 10 years ago.
With fewer clubs nurturing local talent and fewer musicians with the economic flexibility to concentrate on their music, club owners say their fan base is shrinking.
To this I would add a reason that's hinted at but not mentioned explicitly: Musicians used to be able to pay the rent with a part-time job and devote a lot more time to practicing and performing.
michaelbluejay.com /music   (293 words)

  
 Music Scene: Mansfield - Keyboards and Digital Pianos
An independent music store based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
We stock all major brands of guitars, pianos and keyboards, along with drums, amplification and PA. We also carry a range of brass, woodwind and string instruments.
We have in stock a huge range of music books for all instruments and for all levels.
www.music-scene.co.uk   (117 words)

  
 CT, Connecticut Bands, Live Music, Entertainment in CT Restaurants, CT Bars & Clubs, Music Stores, Instrument ...
CT, Connecticut Bands, Live Music, Entertainment in CT Restaurants, CT Bars and Clubs, Music Stores, Instrument Repair, Music Lessons, Education and Music Supplies, in Connecticut from CT Music Scene.
The site includes pages for CT Bands with their bios and schedules, information about restaurants with live music and their calendars, an "In the Spotlight" page that will be featuring the band of the month, pages for Music Lessons, Education, Instrument Repair, lists of Clubs, Stages and Venues with links where available.
There is an events calendar for music and festival events, also a site news page.
www.ctmusicscene.com   (194 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
STALWARTS of South Africa’s music scene, the Soul Brothers have recorded over 30 albums since their formation in 1974.
WITH over twenty albums to his credit, the singer-songwriter has been a force in the SA music scene since the 1980's.
African music established its market in Europe - the challenge now, is to build a bigger market at home in.
www.music.org.za   (251 words)

  
 courier-journal.com » The Courier-Journal » Louisville, KY » Scene
He was on stage, again, a place he could never abandon even if he wanted to, a place he's been thousands of times in his 20 years as a musician.
Music reality shows aren't generally a reliable source for legitimately interesting talent, assuming you're past middle school.
But Miranda Lambert is really messing with the usual critical knee-jerk reactions to singers who make the jump from television to a recording career.
www.louisvillescene.com   (1135 words)

  
 Austin Music and Musical Attractions - Live Music in Austin, TX
Austin Music and Musical Attractions - Live Music in Austin, TX Where to Hear Live Music
Once known mostly for its country and blues music, today Austin's music scene is as diverse as its ever-growing population.
The city is a cradle of musical talent, nurturing everyone from the late Stevie Ray Vaughan and Janis Joplin, and is currently serving home to such music legends as Willie Nelson and The Dixie Chicks.
www.austintexas.org /music   (127 words)

  
 The Colorado Music Scene
A listing of nightclubs, bars, concert halls and other places to hear live music in Colorado.
A listing of music friendly newspapers, magazines, and other publications in Colorado and National magazines.
A Listing of publicists and companies that provide promotional services to musical artists.
www.coloradomusic.org /thescene5.html   (301 words)

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